(CNN)President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday launching the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative, a senior administration official told reporters in a background call over the weekend. The initiative outlines “bold, decisive actions to ensure that AI continues to be fueled by American ingenuity, reflects American values and is applied for the benefit of the American people,” the official said. Aimed at bolstering American leadership in AI, the initiative features a “multi-pronged approach” that is categorized into five key pillars: research and development, AI infrastructure, AI governance, workforce and international engagement. When asked about the benefit of AI to the American public, the official emphasized how “artificial intelligence is something that touches every aspect of people’s lives,” pointing to medical care, food production and energy resource extraction as examples. The official also sought to allay concerns that investments in new AI technology may displace American workers, noting that the administration is “very cognizant of” the issue and has already developed programming like apprenticeships and career special education programs to address it. As part of his State of the Union address last week, Trump called for “investments in the cutting edge industries of the future,” and the administration official underscored the importance of AI in “driving” these future industries for the US. Read More But on the global stage, this new executive order comes at a time of heightened tensions with China over trade and technology. Last month, the US filed criminal charges against Chinese tech… [Read full story]